The Jockey Club is again making $250,000 available to racetracks this year to use for out-of-competition testing of horses pointed to graded stakes races, the organization said on Wednesday.
There are no notable changes from 2014 to the 37-race stakes schedule, worth just over $2 million, at Northlands Park this year.
The Maryland Jockey Club will be replacing the Jackpot Pick Five with a Rainbow 6 when the Pimlico meet begins April 2. A pick five with a 12 percent takeout will also be added to the wagering menu.
Multiple Grade 3 winner Wiseman's Ferry, best known as the sire of two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan, died March 17 at Dana Point Farm in Lenhartsville, Pa. A cause of death has yet to be determined for the 16-year-old Hennessy stallion.
A lack of pace appeared to compromise the chances of Curlin’s Fox when she finished second as the favorite in the China Doll Stakes on March 7, but trainer Carla Gaines said Curlin’s Fox bled in the race, too.
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For The Ladies N has won six times in the States and hit the board a total of nine times since arriving in the U.S. last November. She will look to make some noise in the rich Blue Chip Matchmaker series which kicks off Friday at Yonkers Raceway.
With the major goal of the meet safely tucked away, trainer Craig Lewis still was not sure how high to aim next with Warren’s Veneda, who scored a resounding victory last Saturday in the Grade 1 Santa Margarita Stakes, the championship race of the Santa Anita season for older females.
Horses to watch from Woodbine Harness.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Thursday 3/19 card at Woodbine Harness.
